What is truth? Nov. 21 2008
In The lord of the Flies it has a very strong meaning behind the beast. A type of truth to the world. It is telling us that There is a beast within everyone. In the Story, the "beast" is the cause of all the problems. Golding is trying to tell us that WE are the cause of all the problems, its everyone. you cant just blame it on one person. Everyone has the beast so everyone is the problem. That is the truth i got out of the lord of the flies.
What is Truth? Oct. 7th 2008
There is no real way to specify truth, Its sort of a type of trust, and reliance, and the ability to rely on. The term truth is mainly based on a persons view. The easiest way to see the general term of truth is to look at a dictionary reference.
Dictionary.com defines truth as:
1.
the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
2.
conformity with fact or reality; verity: the truth of a statement.
3.
a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like: mathematical truths.
4.
the state or character of being true.
5.
actuality or actual existence.
6.
an obvious or accepted fact; truism; platitude.
7.
honesty; integrity; truthfulness.
8.
(often initial capital letter) ideal or fundamental reality apart from and transcending perceived experience: the basic truths of life.
9.
agreement with a standard or original.
10.
accuracy, as of position or adjustment.
11.
Archaic. fidelity or constancy.
—Idiom
12.
in truth, in reality; in fact; actually: In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.
In The lord of the Flies it has a very strong meaning behind the beast. A type of truth to the world. It is telling us that There is a beast within everyone. In the Story, the "beast" is the cause of all the problems. Golding is trying to tell us that WE are the cause of all the problems, its everyone. you cant just blame it on one person. Everyone has the beast so everyone is the problem. That is the truth i got out of the lord of the flies.
What is Truth? Oct. 7th 2008
There is no real way to specify truth, Its sort of a type of trust, and reliance, and the ability to rely on. The term truth is mainly based on a persons view. The easiest way to see the general term of truth is to look at a dictionary reference.
Dictionary.com defines truth as: